Ford Mustang BOSS 302

Ford has done the impossible: It has transformed the perennial muscle car into a full-fledged sports car—even with a rear suspension design so old that it was scribbled on the walls of prehistoric caves. Not only is the Mustang one of the most attractive neomuscle- mobiles out there, you have your choice of close to a dozen flavors, from the lowly V-6 coupe to the absurd 662-horsepower GT500. Our pick is the BOSS 302. With a 5.0-liter V-8 putting out 444 horsepower and 380 foot-pounds of torque, it's the prodigious middle child of the lineup. The track-tuned ride is both communicative and polished, the chatty electromechanical steering can be tuned to any of three different settings, and it packs more than enough firepower for back-road assaults and point-and-squeeze passes.

WIRED 21st-century muscle car, with the most user-friendly version of Ford's SYNC infotainment system. Sounds like God's own megaphone when dropping the throttle in third gear.

TIRED Boy-racer exterior graphics. Engine note is more annoyingly droning with the windows up than down.

Scion FR-S

The FR-S is a performance car distilled into its essential elements: engine up front, manual transmission in the middle, and drive wheels in the rear. Perfect. Except on paper. Stat junkies might bemoan the "meager" 200-hp 2.0-liter flat-four and six-second-plus 0-to-60 time. But the proof is in the driving. The steering is perfectly weighted, the handling privileges flickable fun over outright grip, and its low curb weight gives it personality and fling-ability that make up for any lack of power.

BMW M6 Convertible

The last overpowered 6 Series packed a high-strung, 500-hp V-10. This all-new M6 loses two cylinders but gains dual turbos, boosting horsepower to 560 and rocketing you to 60 in 4.4 seconds. In addition to multiple shift-speed modes, drivers get options for throttle mapping, suspension tuning, and steering weight. It's a warp-drive masterpiece wrapped in a stunning design, and it only gets better with the top down.

WIRED Who needs 560 hp? You do. Every day. We also want the heads-up display on everything we drive. Fantastic infotainment system.

Bentley Continental GT W12

In the grand tradition of Bentley's German parents (it's owned by the Volkswagen Group), this all-new GT is evolutionary, subtly improving on the formula that has succeeded from Hollywood to Dubai. While the exterior looks familiar, the interior has undergone a major refresh. Everything is coated with hand-stitched leather, and chrome and aluminum adorn the dashboard and center console. There's a sense of isolation you can't even get in a hyperbaric chamber; it's a rolling testament to your ineffable social status and stock portfolio.

WIRED Supernatural craftsmanship. Enough power to strip the paint off the plebeians you pass. Solid, smooth handling.